Smallholder
noun
A person who owns or rents a small piece of land for growing crops or raising animals, usually doing most of the work themselves.
In the rural areas, many people are smallholders who grow their own food.
Often appears as...
- smallholder farmers
- smallholder agriculture
noun
A person who owns or rents a small piece of land for growing crops or raising animals, usually doing most of the work themselves.
In the rural areas, many people are smallholders who grow their own food.
Often appears as...
- smallholder farmers
- smallholder agriculture
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Self-reliant
Specifies farmers primarily working independently, with minimal external support or resources.
The smallholder relied on his own tools and knowledge to cultivate the land.
Pro Tip 2/3Rural Setting
Generally associated with countryside life rather than urban farming practices.
Smallholders in the valley provide fresh produce to the nearby village.
Pro Tip 3/3Sustainability Focus
Often implies a focus on sustainable, community-based agricultural methods.
Smallholder farming is critical for sustainable food systems in the region.
Pro Tip 1/3Self-reliant
Specifies farmers primarily working independently, with minimal external support or resources.
The smallholder relied on his own tools and knowledge to cultivate the land.
Pro Tip 2/3Rural Setting
Generally associated with countryside life rather than urban farming practices.
Smallholders in the valley provide fresh produce to the nearby village.
Pro Tip 3/3Sustainability Focus
Often implies a focus on sustainable, community-based agricultural methods.
Smallholder farming is critical for sustainable food systems in the region.
Pro Tip 1/3Self-reliant
Specifies farmers primarily working independently, with minimal external support or resources.
The smallholder relied on his own tools and knowledge to cultivate the land.
Pro Tip 2/3Rural Setting
Generally associated with countryside life rather than urban farming practices.
Smallholders in the valley provide fresh produce to the nearby village.
Pro Tip 3/3Sustainability Focus
Often implies a focus on sustainable, community-based agricultural methods.
Smallholder farming is critical for sustainable food systems in the region.
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Africa's Great Carbon...
its peatlands, its grasslands, its wetlands that need to be preserved. And we should definitely continue to invest in the Indigenous communities, the smallholder farmers and the local innovators who are protecting and expanding natural carbon sinks. But that should not blind us to the fact
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Food Security in an...
these that we encourage sustainable practices in the process and if we do that then we can build up those countries and not tear them down this is an opportunity for groups like the rainforest alliance who works very closely with smallholder farmers all over the world to put those
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How empowering women and...
shore up resilience and avert emissions at the same time. Women are the primary farmers of the world. They produce 60 to 80 percent of food in lower-income countries, often operating on fewer than five acres. That's what the term "smallholder" means.
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The "Greenhouse-in-a-Box"...
All these things are so difficult to happen, so farmers couldn't believe it, unless they actually saw it in action. So to make this happen, we had to have the courage to reimagine agriculture -- reimagine agriculture for smallholder farmers.
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How we can help hungry...
We totally underestimate the importance of our smallholder farmers. We're beginning to recognize how important they are and how they influence our medical health, our biosafety and more recently, our cognitive and our physical health.
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A Transparent, Easy Way...
So smallholder farmers earn the bulk of their cash at harvest time, but then, fast-forward nine months later, at planting time, they're cash-poor again. The prevailing assumption is that farmers need grants, subsidies or credit
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100 solutions to reverse...
Regenerative agriculture, on the other hand, restores soil health and productivity, increases yield, improves water retention, benefits smallholder farmers and large farming operations alike and brings carbon back to the land.
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What it takes to make...
of learning to use markets without being seduced by them. Take chocolate. It's a hundred-billion-dollar industry dependent on the labor of about five million smallholder farming families
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An economic case for...
By the way, palm oil is included in thousands of food products we eat every day. The global demand for palm oil is just increasing. In Sumatra, I met smallholder farmers
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3 reasons why we can win...
then I'm really glad it's her. There's just one many smallholder farmers lack access to basic tools and knowledge.
Video examples
Africa's Great Carbon...
its peatlands, its grasslands, its wetlands that need to be preserved. And we should definitely continue to invest in the Indigenous communities, the smallholder farmers and the local innovators who are protecting and expanding natural carbon sinks. But that should not blind us to the fact
Video examples
Food Security in an...
these that we encourage sustainable practices in the process and if we do that then we can build up those countries and not tear them down this is an opportunity for groups like the rainforest alliance who works very closely with smallholder farmers all over the world to put those
Video examples
How empowering women and...
shore up resilience and avert emissions at the same time. Women are the primary farmers of the world. They produce 60 to 80 percent of food in lower-income countries, often operating on fewer than five acres. That's what the term "smallholder" means.
Video examples
The "Greenhouse-in-a-Box"...
All these things are so difficult to happen, so farmers couldn't believe it, unless they actually saw it in action. So to make this happen, we had to have the courage to reimagine agriculture -- reimagine agriculture for smallholder farmers.
Video examples
How we can help hungry...
We totally underestimate the importance of our smallholder farmers. We're beginning to recognize how important they are and how they influence our medical health, our biosafety and more recently, our cognitive and our physical health.
Video examples
A Transparent, Easy Way...
So smallholder farmers earn the bulk of their cash at harvest time, but then, fast-forward nine months later, at planting time, they're cash-poor again. The prevailing assumption is that farmers need grants, subsidies or credit
Video examples
100 solutions to reverse...
Regenerative agriculture, on the other hand, restores soil health and productivity, increases yield, improves water retention, benefits smallholder farmers and large farming operations alike and brings carbon back to the land.
Video examples
What it takes to make...
of learning to use markets without being seduced by them. Take chocolate. It's a hundred-billion-dollar industry dependent on the labor of about five million smallholder farming families
Video examples
An economic case for...
By the way, palm oil is included in thousands of food products we eat every day. The global demand for palm oil is just increasing. In Sumatra, I met smallholder farmers
Video examples
3 reasons why we can win...
then I'm really glad it's her. There's just one many smallholder farmers lack access to basic tools and knowledge.
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Arancha Gonzalez
Spanish Economist
Many African smallholder farmers did not share in the 'green revolution' productivity gains driven by modern seeds and techniques, irrigation, and greater fertilizer use in Asia and Latin America in the 1960s.
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Arancha Gonzalez
Spanish Economist
Companies that operate across borders have the expertise SMEs need. Who better to help smallholder farmers navigate complex sustainability standards than the companies who demand - or set - them?
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Bill Gates
American Businessman
Innovations that are guided by smallholder farmers, adapted to local circumstances, and sustainable for the economy and environment will be necessary to ensure food security in the future.
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Jacqueline Novogratz
American Businesswoman
Acumen Fund's patient capital investment in Western Seed is intended to enhance the food security and economic independence of Kenya's smallholder farmers.
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Paul Polman
Dutch Businessman
We need more food, more forests, better livelihoods for smallholder farmers, and lower emissions. If we want any of them, we must have all of them.
Quote examples
Arancha Gonzalez
Spanish Economist
Many African smallholder farmers did not share in the 'green revolution' productivity gains driven by modern seeds and techniques, irrigation, and greater fertilizer use in Asia and Latin America in the 1960s.
Quote examples
Arancha Gonzalez
Spanish Economist
Companies that operate across borders have the expertise SMEs need. Who better to help smallholder farmers navigate complex sustainability standards than the companies who demand - or set - them?
Quote examples
Bill Gates
American Businessman
Innovations that are guided by smallholder farmers, adapted to local circumstances, and sustainable for the economy and environment will be necessary to ensure food security in the future.
Quote examples
Jacqueline Novogratz
American Businesswoman
Acumen Fund's patient capital investment in Western Seed is intended to enhance the food security and economic independence of Kenya's smallholder farmers.
Quote examples
Paul Polman
Dutch Businessman
We need more food, more forests, better livelihoods for smallholder farmers, and lower emissions. If we want any of them, we must have all of them.
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